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StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS is out, allowing over 30,000 existing Palm OS apps to run on Symbian smartphones from Nokia, Samsung and Sony-Ericsson.
A major new feature included in the Symbian version is a display scaling enhancement that allows applications to run in hi-res mode (320×320 pixels), with the resulting screen graphically scaled to the actual display size. As a result, Palm OS/Garnet apps look great on Symbian devices.
The preview edition is a public extension of the beta testing process undertaken for StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS over the last year. Interested users and developers can download a free 14-day trial of the preview edition from StyleTap’s website, and/or can purchase StyleTap Platform for Symbian OS at the preview price of $49.95. Kinda expensive for something that wears the “preview” badge, don’t you think?
As a sidenote, StyleTap Platform is also available for Windows Mobile, and we’ve also seen it running on the iPhone, although it’s still not officially released.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
